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Lighter Adds weETH as Perpetual Futures Collateral
Lighter counts 70% of weETH’s index value toward trading margin and caps platform-wide collateral supply at 1,000 weETH.
Uniswap Swap Costs: What Reduces Your Output and What Is Paid Separately
A historical ETH-to-USDC receipt shows how deductions reconcile. UniswapX handles network costs differently from a classic pool swap.
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Lighter Adds weETH as Perpetual Futures Collateral
Lighter counts 70% of weETH’s index value toward trading margin and caps platform-wide collateral supply at 1,000 weETH.
Uniswap Swap Costs: What Reduces Your Output and What Is Paid Separately
A historical ETH-to-USDC receipt shows how deductions reconcile. UniswapX handles network costs differently from a classic pool swap.
Tether-Backed Utexo Sets November 28 Launch for Bridged USDT on Bitcoin
Professional operators can now test the RGB-based token on Bitcoin Signet. Its backing will sit in USDT0 locked on Arbitrum.
Pump.fun Adds Take-Profit and Stop-Loss Orders for EVM Trades
The rollout extends tools available on Solana since September to Robinhood, BSC, Base, HyperEVM, Arc and Ink.
D3 Links HYPE Vault to Early Access for New Domain Names
The Upshift-built vault earns Frontier Points for future registration priority, with Hyperion DeFi as launch partner. Domain purchases require separate funds.
Morpho Opens Robinhood Stock Tokens to Stablecoin Borrowing
Listed markets include NVDA and SPCX collateral at a 62.5% liquidation threshold and SPY at 77%, with USDG as the loan asset.
Pendle Expands One-Click Looping to Yield Assets and Tokenized Stocks
Stock longs on Base use Aave loans, while PendleLoop fees on non-PT positions are waived through Dec. 31.
Aero Launches as Aerodrome and Velodrome Merge Across Seven Chains
The combined exchange went live across seven networks, with VELO converting at 0.044 AERO and locked positions becoming sAERO
Dolomite Adds $100 Million in Concrete’s Bitcoin-Backed Collateral
Concrete can borrow against Bitcoin held at BitGo, but liquidations require offchain custody settlement rather than an instant onchain sale.
Ondo Perps Adds 3x OpenAI Pre-IPO Contract
The perpetual has its own pricing and hourly funding payments, unlike the fully funded OPAIPon spot note. US persons are excluded.